Stock Market
Which classes did the stock market affect?
Mostly Middle and High class
What is the great Depression?
The harsh collapse of the stock market in 1930
(Summarized well is fine)
When was the phrase "The American Dream" invented?
During the Great Depression (1931)
Did the Higher class have to worry about unemployment?
No they did not lose their jobs
Which people were impacted the most?
African American Men and Women
Did the banks stay open?
No they closed
How many americans looked up to the American Dream?
thousands of people
What class kept their jobs?
The upperclassmen people
How many American Americans were unemployed by 1932?
More than 50%
Who created the program to give the lower class money?
President Roosevelt
When did the American Dream rise to its greatest frame?
1930's
What is classism?
The belief that a person’s social or economic station in society determines their value in that society
The buyer of today became the sellers of tomorrow
Who was most discriminated against during the Great depression?
African Americans and Asian Americans
Who described it as "that dream of a land in which life would be better and richer and fuller for everyone"?
James Truslow Adams
How many people were unemployed Every single day?
12,000 people
What worsened the issue of the stock market crash?
The unequal distribution of wealth
What happened to the middle class citizens during the Great Depression?
They were no longer considered middle class people
What were the three criterions of the American Dream?
Two children, a marriage, a three - bedroom and a white picket fence
How many americans lost their source of income?
thirty million